The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-02-03
General News Summary.

General News Summary.
Interesting Home and Foreign News.
= CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE, Jan. e4-The credentials of Sem
ators-elect Charles B. Farwell, Of Illinois, and
c. T. Davis, Of Minnesota, were presented and
Med. House bill recommending the extension
of the act Of 1880 respecting the immediate
transportation Of dutiable goods to Bridgeport,
Conn.,, was passed; also the bill providing that
postoflces Of the third class shall not be placed
in the fourth class when the gross receipts
amount to 81 200, or where the compensation of
the postmaster from commissions and box
receipts amount to 1000. The bill authorizing
the President to protect and defend the rights
OF American fishing and other vessels was taken
up. Speeches In favor Of the bill were made by
Messrs. Edmunds, Frye, Hoar and Ingalls,, and
Mr.. Riddleberger and others spoke in opposi-
ton. Mr. Vests amendment for the appoint
ment of q commission to take testimony in
regard to losses and injuries inflicted by British
authorities upon American fishermen was lost
yeas H. nays "a. The bill was then passed.
yens a. nays 1. and the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-Under the call Of States large mum.
Der OF bills were introduced and referred; among
others one by Mr.. Springer proposing a Consti-
tutional amendment, changing the time for tho
assembling Of Congress to the first Wednesday
OF january OF each year. Mr.. Thomas intro
duced bill to increase the naval establishment.
ct authorizes the construction Of two steel
cruisers OF about 1900 tons displacement, at
cost, exclusive Of armament, of not more than
u 10000 each; i've steel gunboats at cost. ex-
elusive OF armament, Of not more than $4,000
maximum speed Of not less than twenty-four
knots per hour, to cost, exclusive Of armament,
100000 each.l The bill abrogating the powers
OF tho executive officers of the United States in
allowing indemnity locations or scrip for con-
nrmed unsatisfed private land claims and vest
ing that power In United States courts, was
rassed. In Committee of the Whole the River
and Harbor bill was considered, but without
making any progress the committee rose and
the House adjourned.
SENATE. Jan. 25.-Mr. Allison presented the
conference report on the Army Appropriation
bill. which was agreed to. The total amount
appropriated is S23, 724, ,718. The conference re-
port on tho bill providing for allotment of lands
IN severalty to Indians on the various reserva-
tions and TO extend the protection of the laws
Of the country over the Indians, was submitted
and agreed to. The Senate then proceeded to
consider the constitutional amendment provid-
ing for suffrage for women. the vote upon con-
sideration being yeas 25, nays 10. The proposed
constitutional amendment extending suffrage to
women In its full text is as follows: "The right
of citizens of the United States to vote shall not
be denied or abridged by the United States, or
by State on account of sex. Congress shall
have power by appropriate legislation to enforce
the provisions Of this article" After a long de-
bate vote was taken on this resolution and 1t
was re5ected-yeas 16, nays 81. The Senate then
adjourned.
HoUsE.-The Rhode Island contested election
case OF Page VS.. Pierce was taken up. The re-
port Of the majority Of the committee declares
md n1,,<f<
right OF Pierce to the seat. The minority reso-
luton was rejected-yeas 10S, nays 13o-and the
majority resolution agreed to-yeas 13O nays SS
The Agricultural Appropriation bill was reported
ana referred to the Committee of the Whole,
after which the House adjourned
SENATE, Jan. 26.-The following were among
the bills reported and placed on the calendar:
Creating a Department of Agriculture; for the
completion Of q monument to the mother of
washington at Fredericksburg; granting right
Of way for railroad through the Crow Indian
reservation; removing the quarantine station
from Ship Island, Miss. The resolution instruct
ing the Committee on Privileges and Elections
% tQinvestigate the allegations made by three
restdanfs OF Hssse4nSton Counfss.-xsx-,-svaso-1
claimed that they had been driven from their
homes and deprived OF the right of suffrage, was
taken up. Messrs. Hoar, Edmunds, Hawley and
Evarts advocated the resolution, and Messrs.
6sulsbury and Eustis opposed It, The resolu-
ton was finally adopted by party vote-yeas
81, nays 26 The bill to establish experimental
stations In connection with agricultural colleges
was taken up and discussed at length, but with
out reaching conclusion the Senate went into
secret session and soon after adjourned.
HOUsE.-The Speaker laid before the House
letter from the Secretary of the Treasury SUBJ
mitting estimates Of the Secretary Of the In
terror OF the amount needed to carry out the
provisions of the Mexican Pension BILL The
amount necessary is placed at S4,66s,1o4, and
e257000 is asked for an increase of clerical force
In the Pension office. The Senate Fisheries bill
was laid before the House and referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs with leave to re-
port ut any time. The House then went into
Committee OF the Whole on the River and Har-
Dor Appropriation bill, consideration OF which
occupied the remainder Of the session.
SENATE, Jan. 27.-Mr. Cullom offered reso-
luton, which was adopted, to the effect that as
the Secretary Of the Treasury treated the frac-
ttonal silver as no portion Of the cash balance
available. the Finance Committee be authorized
TO examine whether additional legislation was
necessary to make this coin part Of the avail
able cash balance, and whether it would be Judi
cious TO provide that this coin be recoined into
silver dollars. The bill for the relief
of dependent parents and honorably discharged
soldiers and sailors was taken up and passed as
1t came from the House without division. Con-
sideration Of the Agricultural Experimental
Station bill was then resumed; several unim-
pofIanb arnendmentS were offered and agreed to,
and the bill was passed without division The
Senate then adjourned.
HoUsE.-The unfinished business, being the
River and Harbor Appropriation bin, was taken
up and the bill passed-154 to 94, precisely as it
came from the committee. Mr.. Hammond re-
ported adversely the joint resolution proposing
q constitutional amendment providing for the
election Of United States Senators by the peo-
pie; the resolution was placed on the calendar
The bill authorizing the payment of the sums
expended by Florida in suppressing Indian hos
tilities was passed, and the House adjourned
WASHINGTON.
The circulation of the standard silver
dollar is steadily decreasing. The amount
outstanding on the 28th, s5s, ,634, ,267, is over
S20Oo, 600 less than the amount outstanding
January i, 1887.
The report of the Sixth Auditor of the re-
ceipts and disbursements of the Post-oflce
Department for the quarter ended Septem-
Der 80, 1886, shows as follows: Receipts
I'll. .072.y4S; expenditures, s12, 767 1886; excess
OF expenditures over receipts, S1,694,64